St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-10
TOOK THE CAPITAL PRIZE.
Fine Shooting by the Department
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of Dakota Representatives. =
Lieut.. Bates, department inspector of rife
practice, is in receipt Of a telegram from
Capt Boutelle, First CaValry, commanding
the department rife team IN the division con
test, ct Bellevue, Neb., to the effect that the
Department of Dakota gets the capital prize
of the contest, the division gold skirmish
medal, and the glory of having, at the close
OF the third days shooting. six men in the
first twelve in the competition. It has been
said that the superior craftsmanship of the
troops in the Department of Dakota is dem
onstrated nowhere but OH the department.
rifle range, at Fort Smelling; that the beat
shot in the department, ii removed from the
department range, couldn't hit flock of
barns etc. The report from Bellevue ex-
plodes the absurd statement; nor has it re-
CURED the present contest to determine the
capabilities of the troops Of this department
with the rifle. The department. has syste-
.matically won and kept first place i'll the
annual contests-fiuctuatinS little occasion
ally, 1t is true-but compared generally the
percentage is highly in favor of Dakota.
The thoroushness Of the system adopted and
the vigilence of the department commander
III the application Of the approved methods
for securing the results sought in this de-
partment, are some Of the causes to which
the phenominal shooting of the Department
: of Dakota soldier is properly attributable
{ Second Lieut. Selah Il. II. Tompkins. Sey-
5erth cavalry, whose violation Of orders and
military etiquette recently subjected him to
the censure of his commanding officer, Gen.
Forsyth, has been restored to duty without
trial and detailed as recorder of a reginlental
court martial.
The commanding officer Fort Duford
Oak, is authorized To rate and pay nine of
the fifteen authorized extra duty men, as me-
chanicS, for four months, from the appro-
.prfation of 'incidental expenses
The following officers are relieved from
further duty at Fort Smelling and will pro-
coed to their respective stations: First Lieut.,
Samuel w. Miller, Fifth infantry, Fort
tieth infantry. Fort Asslnniboine; First Lieut..
Thomas NJ. Defrees. Fifth infantry, Fort
.keogh; Second Lieut.. George o. Cress, Sey-
;enth cavalry, Fort Yates.
Second Lieut.. Benjamin A. Poore, Twelfth
infalitry. is detailed on recruiting service for
the department of Dakota at Fort Sully, Oak.
vice Second Lieut.. Daniel F. Anglum.
Twelfth Infantry, relieved.
Recruits Frederick Kohl and John W. Col
Inns. enlisted by the recruiting officer at Fort
Fifth infantry, respectively, and will be i'm
meGiately sent to the station of those com
panies, Fort Keogh, Mont
The following named enlisted men of the
Fifth infantry are relieved from further duty
at Fort Smelling and will proceed to Fort
rkeogh, Mont. their proper station, viz. First
Sergt Joseph Aaggest and Privates Frank d.
mings, Company 1; Sergs. George Kilbritie
and Private John Antonio, Company G.;
Sergt Ralph Keeple, Company K; Private
Emmett Skinner, Company 8 ;Privates James
FalloW and August Prizes, Company EEePri-
Yates Andrew Sullivan, Richard B. Mpyer
and Gustav Ruff. Company E, and Prfvs taEl-
mer J. Flint, Company H. These merf aaEe
permission to delay ten days en- route
The secretary OF war has selected the Vol
lowing troops to participate in the niEitary
parade at Philadelphia, Pa: during tn 8eIe
bration of the centennial of the adoptEs4 of
the constitution, to take place on theTd5th,
10th and 18th inst: Troop B. Fourth cav
airy, and Troop B, Sixth cavalry, from. 6rt
from Washington Barracks, D. c.; Ligllasat
terry F, Fifth artillery, from Fort HaIni9ton
n. Y, and five batteries of the Fifth artillery
to be selected by the commanding gehHfal of
the division of the Atlantic and under com
mand OF Maj. r. Fl. jackson, Fifth ariAery.